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1 (A Psalm of Asaph.) God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
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Matthew Henry's Psalms Chapter 82 Bible commentary...
An exhortation to judges. (1-5) The doom of evil rulers. (6-8)
1-5 Magistrates are the mighty in authority for the public good. Magistrates are the ministers of God's providence, for keeping up order and peace, and particularly in punishing evil-doers, and protecting those that do well. Good princes and good judges, who mean well, are under Divine direction; and bad ones, who mean ill, are under Divine restraint. The authority of God is to be submitted to, in those governors whom his providence places over us. But when justice is turned from what is right, no good can be expected. The evil actions of public persons are public mischiefs.
6-8 It is hard for men to have honour put upon them, and not to be proud of it. But all the rulers of the earth shall die, and all their honour shall be laid in the dust. God governs the world. There is a righteous God to whom we may go, and on whom we may depend. This also has respect to the kingdom of the Messiah. Considering the state of affairs in the world, we have need to pray that the Lord Jesus would speedily rule over all nations, in truth, righteousness, and peace.
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Niyi Amuda's Psalms Chapter 82 comment about verse 6 on 12/15/2012, 7:39pm...
...Ye are gods. Psalms 82:6 means a lot to me. Wow! How amazing to realize that I'm not an ordinary human being but God. Parents begat their offspring to look like them. A monkey begets its kind. A goat same. God begets god. He that is from the Spirit is spirit. In other words, when we got born again, we’re literally like God. If we realize this truth, the devil will see you and flee. As He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). We are His children, that's why, "ye are gods. Hallelujah!
HARRY ALLISON's Psalms Chapter 82 comment on 6/22/2012, 2:19am...
JESUS is the "only " GOD ,the rest are little imitations of gods.i believe i am grafted into "JESUS `s"vine as a son /heir and JESUS`S SPIRIT resides in me ."THOU SHALT have no other gods before me ....JESUS LOVES US VERY MUCH!
Charles akaruese's Psalms Chapter 82 comment on 2/15/2012, 8:09pm...
christians are the image and likeness of GOD.So when psalms 82 refer to us as gods,i don't know what is difficult to understand.
Brian2's Psalms Chapter 82 comment on 12/29/2011, 12:50pm...
J, Psalms 82:6 does NOT clearly state humans are gods. Verse one clearly says he stands within the congregation of the mighty. The mighty in this case are kings and rulers. Since he stands in their congregation he is addressing them and, according to your theory, they alone would be "gods". Even if humans are "gods" it is not in the same sense as God is a God. Note the difference between the usage of the capitalized and uncapitalized word "God". Elsewhere the bible clearly says humans are Gods children by adoption, not blood.
J's Psalms Chapter 82 comment on 9/12/2011, 7:27am...
Psalms 82:6 clearly states that humans are gods. Why then do we Christians deny this and only believe that there's just ONE son of God when the bible says that we are all gods, i.e. God's children.
Brian's Psalms Chapter 82 comment on 11/12/2010, 1:04pm...
To judge rightly is to judge in accordance with God's standard which is His Word. We should heed the example of Solomon and ask God for wisdom in order to bring fame to His name.
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